Door closer



' 1,607,062 J. DOWLING DOOR CLOSER Nov. 16 1926.

Filed Feb. 1; 1926 INVENTOR I 55P4v Don 1. 0v Q,

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 1a, 1926. I a

1 UNITED JOSEPH nowrme, or CHICAGO, ILLINQIS.

DOOR CLOSER.

Application filed February 1, 1926. Serial No. 85,327.

This invention relates to door closers especially adapted for use on pleasure and commercial vehicles.

Briefly stated, an important object of this invention is to provide an automatic door closer which may be conveniently applied to an automobile either during the course of manufacture or at any time thereafter without marring the appearance of the automobile or substantially altering its construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a door closer of the character specified which is positioned in an out of the way through a housing and associated elements embodied in the invention;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view through a slight modification of the invention.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral '5 designates a tubular housing having laterally projecting attaching flanges 6 which may be secured to the floor board 7 by means of screws 8 or other suitable fastening devices. Particular attention is directed to the fact that the housing 5 isattached to the floor board at the juncture of the horizontal and inclined portions of the floor board so as not to inconvenience the occupants of the vehide and particularly the operator who, of course, controls the foot pedals.

Figure 2 plainly illustrates that a pair of contractile springs9 are anchored at their inner ends to a cross member 10 in the housing and are connected at their. outer ends.

to links 11, the links being slidable through threaded bushings or nuts 12in the ends of the housing.

The links 11 have connection at their outer ends with flexible connecting membersv or wires 16 through the medium of adjustable connecting members 18. In carrying out the sides of a motor vehicle.

of course, that the door'closlng devlce shown EN orric. I

invention, the flexible connecting wires 16 i are attached attheir outer ends through the medium of'hooks20 or the like to loops 24: attached to the inner portion of the door 26.

In the operation of the invention it will be seen that the springs 9 will exert a constant tension on the door so the door will be urged toits closed position. Incase the occupants forget to' close the doors the springs 9, will at least move them in toward closed positions and the springs may if desired be stout enough to positively latch the door. Particular attention is invited to the fact that the loops 24 extend a sulficient distance in from the inner surface of the doors 26 to avoid engagement of the wires 16 with the inner edge of the door.

In the form of invention shown in Figure 3, the housing 7 0 receives a single spring 71, one end of which is anchored to the housing asshown at 7 3, while the other end has connection with a link 74:. The link 74 is in turn connected to a flexible wire corresponding, to the wire '16 and the wire is in turn attached to the door so as to promptly urge the door. to closed position upon being released. The-form of invention illustrated in Figure 3 is designed for use in connection with a single door, while the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2 is designed'for use in connection with the doors at opposite It, will be seen,

in Figure 3 may be positioned at one side of the center of the vehicle, while the device shown in Figure 1 may be positioned approximately at the center of the vehicle.

' Having thus described the invention, what is claimed isz' v 1 A door closing device comprising a tubular housing having laterally projecting flanges adapted to be connected to the floor board of an automobile, a cross pin carried by the intermediate portion of the housing,

springs in said housing and anchored at I the inner ends thereof to'said cross pin, links connected to the outer portions of said springs, bushings threaded into the outer portions of said housing and forming guides for said links, flexible wires connected to the outer portions of said links, and loops having connection with the outer portions of said wires and adapted for connection with oppositely located'doors of an automobile.

2. A door closing device comprising a tubular housing having laterally projecting flanges adapted to be connected'to the floor board of an automobile, a cross pin carried by the intermediate portion of the housing, springs in said housing and anchored at the inner ends thereof to said crosspin,'1inks connected to the outer portions of said springs, bushings threaded into the outer portions of said housing and forming guides for said links, and means operatively connecting the links-to the oppositely'located doors of an automobile.

3. A door 'closing I device comprising a spring being secured thereto at one end, a

link eonneeted to the other end of said spring, a combined closure and link guide bushing threaded into one end of said housing and means connected to said link and engageable witha door.

In testimony whereof I afliX-my si nature.

JOSEPH DOWLING. 

